Friends of Children, 501 S. Idaho St., provides pediatric and dental services in La Habra and is offering ongoing eligibility counseling and application assistance for anyone who calls to make an appointment.

Government programs that provide insurance coverage for children under MediCal are Healthy Families, the Kaiser Permanente Child Health Plan, Aid to Infants and Mothers and the CaliforniaKids Program. The costs of these programs vary from free of charge to $15 per child and provide comprehensive coverage.

The Friends of Children Health Center is open from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. on Monday and Thursday, 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, and 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Saturday.

All of the staff at the center are fluent in English and Spanish and a number of other languages are also spoken.

For informaion or to make an appointment call (562) 690-0400, Ext. 301.

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